Respected Sir, I am also not techy first of all. But what ever knowledge I have gained so far according to that:
1. The sites on which graphics / immages without alternative text is used, they are inaccessible. We often see sites with slite show, the links with graphics so when you click, you get a discription with on mouse over element etc. The solution for graphical problem is to use 'alt' attribute by web developer. The function of 'alt' attribute is to provide alternative text for all those browsers which can't display immages. There are such browsers which purely display text. So, if developers use 'alt' attribute, our screen reader can rread it. 2. The sites based on Java and Flash: All sites containing java and flash based systems are inaccessible unless and untill the developer has kept accessibility guidelines given for java and flash accessibility. Again in flash, it is of video based nature, so becomes bit inaccessible for us. Since our screen reader can only read in which there is some text. 3. The sites which often refresh: Most of the stock market sites which often refresh, or news sites do cause problems for us in smooth operations. Although Jaws and perhaps other screen readers do provide features to deal with that. But still, it is a problem therefore wherever possible, automatic refreshing should not be used. When on mouse over elements clickable elements are used inappropriately, they cause problems for us. What I can say, is that every developer should follow the Web Consordium Accessibility Guidelines and he should also follow the guidelines of the application wenders which's application he is going to use e.g., flash and java. On mouse over, clickable, flash, java, etc etc are all terms used in web development. I hope it may be of bit help. Best Regards Amar Jain. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ashik" <[email protected]> To: "Access India" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:27 AM Subject: [AI] What makes the sight eccessible and what not? Dear Members, I am not a technology expert. So, I want to ask a question. When we visit some sites on the internet, we can not read the contentof the sites. However, the screen displays the content. The sighted person can read it, but we can not. So, my question is: what makes the sites accessible, and what not? There must be something in the process of making the sites which makes it accessible or not. But I don't know what it is. I hope the knowledgeable members will throw some light on this topic for the benefit of non-techy members of this group. Ashik Hirani To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
